FAO
18 Dec 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
14 December 2012: The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) has reported on the outcomes of a workshop on priority adaptation measures to climate change for fisheries and aquaculture in Fiji, including the identification of inshore fish aggregating devices (FADs) as a key “win-win” adaptation to meet increased demand for fish in areas with degraded coral reefs.
The workshop, which took place in Suava, Fiji, from 12-14 December 2012, was jointly organized by the SPC’s Fisheries,...
17 Dec 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
14 December 2012: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the African, Caribbean and Pacific group of States (ACP) to strengthen collaboration on food insecurity, malnutrition, hunger, natural resources management and climate change.
Collaborative efforts will be undertaken in the following areas: food security; sustainable intensification of crops and livestock; fisheries and aquaculture production; food crisis early warning...
12 Dec 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
December 2012: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) has released the 22nd edition of its 2012 Infosylva newsletter, which highlights the lowest rates of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon since records began in 1988.
The newsletter features an article on an ongoing project in Cameroon where the Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) is collecting data on the potential for sustainable timber production to increase carbon stocks.
FAO events mentioned in the...
05 Dec 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
4 December 2012: Through the REDD+ Partnership, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO), in collaboration with the UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), have launched an online database of REDD+ investments.
The voluntary REDD+ database (VRD) was launched with data collected by Australia, France and Papua New Guinea for the purpose of improving REDD+ transparency. The VRD also supports the exchange of experiences on REDD+, and the...
04 Dec 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
3 December 2012: The Secretariat of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) launched the UN Alliance on Climate Change Education, Training and Public Awareness along with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO), the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the UN Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
The Alliance...
